CV Valeria Colavito EN

Valeria Colavito
April 2012
Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Motor Sciences
Section of Anatomy and Histology
University of Verona
Strada Le Grazie, 8
37134 Verona - Italy
Tel: +39-045-8027264
Fax:+39-045-8027163
E-mail: [email protected]
Born in Bari, Italy, August 14th, 1978
CURRENT POSITION
PostDoc fellow. Section of Anatomy and Histology, Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological,
Morphological and Motor Sciences, Medical Faculty of University of Verona, Verona, Italy
EDUCATION
2009
'Neural and Immune Interactions', Braga (PORTUGAL). Training course within 6th
European Framework Programme Neurinfnetcost
2008
‘Temporal aspects in genetic analysis’, Tartu (ESTONIA). Training course within
Proust Specific Support Action, 6th European Framework Programme
2007
PhD in Psychological and Psychiatric Sciences.
Thesis title: The deployment of Visual Attention in Time: evidence from normal
observers and brain-damaged patients. Supervisor: prof. Leonardo Chelazzi.
2002-2003
Research fellow at the Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Italy
2002
Degree in Psychology, summa cum laude
1997
Entered Faculty of Psychology, University of Padua, Italy
1993-1997
Liceo Classico Socrate, Bari, Italy (Senior High School of Humanistic and Liberal Arts)
HONORS AND AWARDS
2009
Fellowship and travelship to attend the course 'Neural and Immune Interactions'
within the 6th European Framework Programme Neurinfnetcost at University of
Minho, Braga, Portugal
2004
PhD scholarship from the Italian Ministry of University and Scientific
1999
Travel and tuition grant from the University of Padua to attend undergraduate
courses at Boston University, Boston MA (USA)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Society for Neuroscience (SfN), Società Italiana di Neuroscienze (SINS).
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Study of cortical and subcortical mechanisms of sleep regulation in animal models, using traditional
and new imaging techniques.
Study of the link between sleep, depression and neurogenesis using behavioral and pharmacological
models of depression.
Study of neural-immune interactions.
COMPUTER SKILLS
MatLab
Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
CorelDraw
Image ProPlus
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
Animal behavioral observation
Electrode implant surgery on animals
Electrophysiological recordings and analysis
Histology
Optical microscopy (acquisition and analysis)
LANGUAGES
Italian (mother language)
English (fluent)
French (elementary)
PUBLICATIONS
P. F. Seke Etet, M. Palomba, V. Colavito, G. Grassi-Zucconi, M. Bentivoglio, G. Bertini (2012). Sleep
and Rhythm Changes at the Time of Trypanosoma brucei Invasion of the Brain Parenchyma in the
Rat. Chronobiol Int. 2012 Apr 12. [Epub ahead of print]
A. Gozzi, V. Colavito, P. F. Seke Etet, D. Montanari, S. Fiorini, S. Tambalo, A. Bifone, G. GrassiZucconi, M. Bentivoglio. (2011). Modulation of Fronto-Cortical Activity by Modafinil: A Functional
Imaging and Fos Study in the Rat. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2011 Nov 2. doi:
10.1038/npp.2011.260. [Epub ahead of print]
G. Bertini, V. Colavito, C. Tognoli, P. F. Seke Etet, M. Bentivoglio (2010). The aging brain,
neuroinflammatory signaling and sleep-wake regulation. Ital J Anat Embryol.,115(1-2):31-8
POSTERS AT CONFERENCES
Colavito V, Tognoli C, Fiorini S, Tambalo S, Marzola P, Grassi-Zucconi G, Bentivoglio M, Bertini G.
Aging and depression: a study in the rat. FENS Abstr., vol.5, 017.9, 2010 7th FENS Forum of
European Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Nederlands. Online.
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Seke Etet PF, Colavito V, Palomba M., Grassi-Zucconi G, Bertini G, Bentivoglio M. Sleep, restactivity and body temperature analyses in experimental African trypanosomiasis. FENS Abstr., vol.5,
164.41, 2010 7th FENS Forum of European Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Nederlands. Online.
Seke Etet PF, Palomba M, Colavito V, Bertini G, Grassi-Zucconi G, Bentivoglio M. Sleep-wake and
rest-activity changes and parasite neuroinvasion in experimental trypanosomiasis in the rat.
Congresso della Società Italiana di Neuroscienze, SINS, Milano, Italy 2009
Tognoli C, Colavito V, Xu YZ, Fabene PF, Bertini G, Bentivoglio M, Grassi-Zucconi G. Sleep
deprivation and neurogenesis in depressed rats. Congresso della Società Italiana di Neuroscienze,
SINS, Milano, Italy 2009
Seke Etet PF, Palomba M, Colavito V, Grassi-Zucconi G, Bentivoglio M, Bertini G. Sleep-wake
organization and rest-activity cycle in trypanosome-infected rats. Program No. 276.25/EE12
Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Chicago, Il: Society for Neuroscience, 2009. Online.
Palomba M, Colavito V, Seke Etet PF, Xu YZ, Bertini G, Bentivoglio M, Grassi-Zucconi G. Penetration
of African trypanosomes into the brain parenchyma and sleep structure changes. Program No.
276.24/EE11 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Chicago, Il: Society for Neuroscience, 2009. Online.
Bentivoglio M, Palomba M, Seke Etet PF, Xu YZ, Colavito V, Tiberio L, Bertini G, Grassi-Zucconi G.
Monitoring sleep changes and parasite neuroinvasion in experimental sleeping sickness. Program No.
53.5/Z14 2008 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2008.
Online.
Andrioli A, Bonaconsa M, Colavito V, Palomba M, Xu YZ, Bertini G, Bentivoglio M, Grassi-Zucconi G.
Regionally specific response of glial cells and immune molecules to. 3-day REM sleep deprivation.
PROUST conference, Genes at work on time, Turin (Italy) 2008
Colavito V, Bertini G, Xu YZ, Daducci A, Tambalo S, Fiorini S, Marzola P, Grassi-Zucconi G,
Bentivoglio M. A manganese-enhanced (MEMRI) study of sleep and wake. Sleep deprivation points
to a role of glial cells in sleep homeostasis. Program No. 220 62° Congresso Nazionale S.I.A.I.
(Società Italiana di Anatomia e Istologia), Verona, Italy 2008. Online.
Bertini G, Andrioli A, Locchi F, Colavito V, Dall'Olio R. Correlation between fos expression in
memory-related rat brain areas and performance in a water t-maze task after blocking Glutamatergic
transmission. Program No. 211 62° Congresso Nazionale S.I.A.I. (Società Italiana di Anatomia e
Istologia), Verona, Italy 2008. Online.
Andrioli A, Xu YZ, Palomba M, Colavito V, Bertini G, Bentivoglio M, Grassi-Zucconi G. Sleep
deprivation points to a role of glial cells in sleep homeostasis. Program No. 213 62° Congresso
Nazionale S.I.A.I. (Società Italiana di Anatomia e Istologia), Verona, Italy 2008. Online.
Colavito V, Bertini G, Xu YZ, Fabene PF, Daducci A, Tambalo S, Fiorini S, Marzola P, Grassi-Zucconi
G, Bentivoglio M. A manganese-enhanced (MEMRI) study of sleep homeostasis. FENS Abstr., vol.4,
095.6, 2008 6th FENS Forum of European Neuroscience, Geneva, Switzerland. Online.
Grassi Zucconi G, Bonaconsa M, Colavito V, Bentivoglio M. Effects of sleep deprivation on the
expression of clock genes and changes in immune molecules in sleep and wake regulatory systems. .
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FENS Abstr., vol.4, 160.6, 2008 6th FENS Forum of European Neuroscience, Geneva, Switzerland.
Online.
Andrioli A, Palomba M, Xu YZ, Colavito V, Bertini G, Bentivoglio M, Grassi-Zucconi G. Sleep
deprivation elicits regional microglia activation and production of cytokines. FENS Abstr., vol.4,
095.1, 2008 6th FENS Forum of European Neuroscience, Geneva, Switzerland. Online.
Bentivoglio M, Palomba M, Xu YZ, Colavito V, Bertini G, Seke PF, Fabene PF, Kristensson K,
Njamnshi AK & Grassi-Zucconi G. Monitoring brain invasion by African trypanosomes. FENS Abstr.,
vol.4, 160.1, 2008 6th FENS Forum of European Neuroscience, Geneva, Switzerland. Online.
Andrioli A, Xu YZ, Colavito V, Bertini G, Grassi-Zucconi G, Bentivoglio M. Sleep deprivation induces
microglia activation in brain regions involved in sleep and wake regulation. 2007 XVII Congresso
Nazionale del Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Neuromorfologia (G.I.S.N.) Catania, Italy
Andrioli A, Locchi F, Colavito V, Dall’ Olio R, Bertini G. Effects of MK801 and MPEP administration
on Fos immunoreactivity in a water T-maze memory task in the rat. 2007 Congresso della Società
Italiana di Neuroscienze, SINS, Verona, Italy
Colavito V, Peru A, Magalini A, Bovi P, Smania N, Moretto G, Chelazzi L. Attentional Blink e deficit di
segmentazione temporale dopo lesione parietale unilaterale. – Attentional Blink and temporal
segmentation deficit after unilateral parietal lesion. Riunione Primaverile Società Italiana di
Neuropsicologia, SINP, Bologna, Italy.
Colavito V & Chelazzi L. Reducing the Attentional Blink effect with a concurrent task-irrelevant
stream of sound. 2006 24th European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology, Bressanone, Italy.
Facoetti A, Priftis K, Colavito V, Gianesini T. Il fuoco dell’attenzione e il riconoscimento di nonparole: possibili implicazioni per la dislessia evolutiva – Focus of attention and non-word
identification: possible indications for dyslexia. 2003 Congresso Nazionale AIP Sezione di Psicologia
Sperimentale, Bari, Italy.
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